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Since: Jan 16, 2008
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(Msg. 1) Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 7:07 pm
Post subject: 2002 Subaru Outback
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We purchased a 2002 Outback from a Toyota dealer. They put a new
radiator and windshield in it and gave us a warrantee for 90 days that
they'd do any repairs at cost. After they fixed the transmission leak,
the drivers wheel came off 3 days later when my son was getting off the
expressway. They repaired the vehicle, but as insurance we had it looked
at by Subaru since my son was going off to school in Laramie, Wyoming,
1000 miles away.
The Subaru dealer found the car in decent shape save for a bad
transmission and a bad repair by the Toyota dealer of the steering
knuckle(another story). All in all a $7000 repair and we felt good as
the car was sparkling.
On the way to Laramie, Wy. as my son put it, "puked the engine" with a
hole in the top where you could see a rod. This was the boxer with a
manual trans. When he was going down a hill the check engine light came
on, so he stopped and checked. The oil was a bit low so he added some,
but couldn't find anything else wrong and the light went off. Then some
time later it just quit as they were going along. Upon opening the hood,
he found this whole with the piece of engine next to it on top. The CV
boot on that side was torn(Subaru says something cut it! Duh!).
So, we have a dead outback sitting in Laramie after a 200 mile tow.
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 10:02 pm
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 7:08 am
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Thomas Bates wrote:
> We purchased a 2002 Outback from a Toyota dealer. They put a new
> radiator and windshield in it and gave us a warrantee for 90 days that
> they'd do any repairs at cost. After they fixed the transmission leak,
> the drivers wheel came off 3 days later when my son was getting off the
> expressway. They repaired the vehicle, but as insurance we had it looked
> at by Subaru since my son was going off to school in Laramie, Wyoming,
> 1000 miles away.
>
> The Subaru dealer found the car in decent shape save for a bad
> transmission and a bad repair by the Toyota dealer of the steering
> knuckle(another story). All in all a $7000 repair and we felt good as
> the car was sparkling.
>
> On the way to Laramie, Wy. as my son put it, "puked the engine" with a
> hole in the top where you could see a rod. This was the boxer with a
> manual trans. When he was going down a hill the check engine light came
> on, so he stopped and checked. The oil was a bit low so he added some,
> but couldn't find anything else wrong and the light went off. Then some
> time later it just quit as they were going along. Upon opening the hood,
> he found this whole with the piece of engine next to it on top. The CV
> boot on that side was torn(Subaru says something cut it! Duh!).
>
> So, we have a dead outback sitting in Laramie after a 200 mile tow.
whoa! That's a horrible auto experience!
I wonder if this engine had been overheated since there was a radiator
replacemnt. I also wonder if it was due for a timing belt service? KInda
strange the CEL would go off after one stop too. Dunno about that.
sorry to hear such a tragic tale. (you may need to contact CCR for a
short block! http://www.ccrengines.com/
Carl
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 1:46 pm
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Carl 1 Lucky Texan wrote:
> Thomas Bates wrote:
> > We purchased a 2002 Outback from a Toyota dealer. They put a new
> > radiator and windshield in it and gave us a warrantee for 90 days that
> > they'd do any repairs at cost. After they fixed the transmission leak,
> > the drivers wheel came off 3 days later when my son was getting off the
> > expressway. They repaired the vehicle, but as insurance we had it looked
> > at by Subaru since my son was going off to school in Laramie, Wyoming,
> > 1000 miles away.
> >
> > The Subaru dealer found the car in decent shape save for a bad
> > transmission and a bad repair by the Toyota dealer of the steering
> > knuckle(another story). All in all a $7000 repair and we felt good as
> > the car was sparkling.
> >
> > On the way to Laramie, Wy. as my son put it, "puked the engine" with a
> > hole in the top where you could see a rod. This was the boxer with a
> > manual trans. When he was going down a hill the check engine light came
> > on, so he stopped and checked. The oil was a bit low so he added some,
> > but couldn't find anything else wrong and the light went off. Then some
> > time later it just quit as they were going along. Upon opening the hood,
> > he found this whole with the piece of engine next to it on top. The CV
> > boot on that side was torn(Subaru says something cut it! Duh!).
> >
> > So, we have a dead outback sitting in Laramie after a 200 mile tow.
>
> whoa! That's a horrible auto experience!
>
> I wonder if this engine had been overheated since there was a radiator
> replacemnt. I also wonder if it was due for a timing belt service? KInda
> strange the CEL would go off after one stop too. Dunno about that.
To be safe, I had the TB replaced when they did the water pump/radiator.
However, your suggestion that it could have overheated is a good one,
but I still can't think that alone would cause this. More, I think it's
a bad CR.
>
> sorry to hear such a tragic tale. (you may need to contact CCR for a
> short block! http://www.ccrengines.com/
>
>
> Carl
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